Tom Hiddleston in High Rise. The 35-year-old actor shadowed a forensic pathologist as research for playing a doctor in the dystopian drama and found the experience both "fascinating and disturbing". Discussing his preparations, he said: "First I played some extra games of squash. "Visiting the pathologist and seeing a human body cut open was fascinating and disturbing. " Tom admitted it eventually became "very difficult" watching dead bodies being carved up, but he was particularly interested in observing the pathologist at work.